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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Applicants:
Claudio Soto, Laconnex, CH;
Gabriella Saborio, Ferney-Voltaire, FR;
Inventors:
Claudio Soto, Laconnex, CH;
Gabriella Saborio, Ferney-Voltaire, FR;
Assignee:
Laboratories Serono SA, Coinsins, Vaud, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for the diagnosis or detection of conformational diseases by assaying for a marker (the pathogenic conformer) of such diseases in a sample is described, which method comprises a cyclic amplification system to increase the levels of the pathogenic conformer which causes such diseases. In particular, such transmissible conformational diseases may be prion encephalopathies. Assays, diagnostic kits and apparatus based on such methods are also disclosed.